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The verdict examined whether the principle of sub-classification violates right to equality. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fundamental right to equality guarantees “factual and not formal equality”, and if different persons are not similarly situated, a classification is permissible. The observations were made by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud while penning his…
Most parts of the state did not receive fresh rains till Thursday afternoon. (File) Dehradun: Fourteen people died and 10 more were injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and a house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said here on Thursday. They said that the Kedarnath Yatra was suspended amid the…
Most parts of the state did not receive fresh rains till Thursday afternoon. (File) Dehradun: Fourteen people died and 10 more were injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and a house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said here on Thursday. They said that the Kedarnath Yatra was suspended amid the…
An undergraduate student at Jadavpur University died on August 10 last year (File) Kolkata: The state-run Jadavpur University in Kolkata has set up two new hostels on its main campus for first-year undergraduate students, nearly a year after the death of a fresher following alleged ragging, an official said on Thursday. One of the two…
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The local Meteorological office has issued a “red alert” of heavy to extremely heavy rains. (File) Shimla: Five people were killed and over 45 missing following several incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses, bridges and roads, officials said on Thursday. The state emergency operation centre said the cloudbursts took…
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Prediction of above-normal rain means there’s a high possibility of landslides and floods. (File) New Delhi: India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. Prediction of above-normal rain means…
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Rainwater accumulated on roads and residential areas in many parts of Jaipur. Jaipur: A six-year-old girl was among three people who drowned after rainwater gushed into the basement of their house in Vishwakarma area here early Thursday morning, officials said. Three people, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle on a bridge were swept away…
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BJP national general secretary Arun Singh welcomed Mamata Mohanta New Delhi: Former BJD leader Mamata Mohanta joined the BJP here on Thursday, a day after resigning as Rajya Sabha member and quitting the Naveen Patnaik-led party. Mamata Mohanta joined the BJP at the party’s headquarters here in the presence of senior party leaders, including national…
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A still from the students’ protest. File | Photo Credit: AP The Bangladesh police freed six student leaders on August 1 whose campaign against civil service job quotas sparked deadly nationwide unrest, as the government looked to calm tensions and forestall fresh demonstrations. Students Against Discrimination staged nationwide rallies last month that ended in a…
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Iranians follow a truck, center, carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel on Wednesday | Photo Credit: AP Iran held a funeral ceremony on August 1 with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in…
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